Surname Projs in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Projs families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Projs live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Vrbova in Nova Gradiska area (<5) and Nova Gradiska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Projs (including: Prais , Prajs , Preus , Peroys , Perois , Prois , Prays , Proyss and Proies ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. "Prois " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Proies " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Prais " is used by some 700 people in Brazil , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Karl Projs, Katarina Projs, Patrik Projs, Mateo Projs

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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